Airport reliability
Bakersfield (BFL) on-time performance
How reliably flights leave Bakersfield, CA (BFL) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.
Bakersfield, CA2,974 departures in 12 months
- Departures on time
- 80.7% U.S. average 75.6%
- Cancelled
- 1.4% U.S. average 1.9%
- 60+ minutes late
- 7.9% U.S. average 8.1%
- Scheduled departures
- 2,974 12 months
What this means
BFL departures beat the U.S. average.
- 80.7% of the 2,974 scheduled departures from Bakersfield (BFL) arrived at their destination on time, 5.1 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- 1.4% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 7.9% arrived an hour or more late.
- Flights arriving at BFL were on time 73.8% of the time.
- Among airlines with at least 300 departures, American Airlines was the most punctual from BFL (82.7%) and SkyWest Airlines the least (79.4%).
- Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from BFL (88.0% on time) and January the least reliable (78.5%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 2.6% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (91.8% on time); flights scheduled to depart 2 pm to 3 pm were the least (66.5%).
Airlines at BFL
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 93.1% | 1.0% | 4.0% | Unavailable | 101 |
| American Airlines | 82.7% | 2.3% | 6.5% | 101 min | 664 |
| SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska | 79.4% | 1.2% | 8.6% | 84 min | 2,163 |
| Envoy AirSold as American Eagle | Insufficient sample | 46 | |||
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On-time rate by departure hour
Share of scheduled flights on time BFL average 80.7%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 91.8% | 392 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 85.2% | 749 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 76.7% | 116 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | Insufficient sample | 2 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 84.9% | 252 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | Insufficient sample | 2 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | Insufficient sample | 18 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 79.4% | 612 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | 73.0% | 244 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 66.5% | 227 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 77.0% | 204 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 75.0% | 92 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 74.2% | 62 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | Insufficient sample | 1 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | Insufficient sample | 1 |
Best and worst months at BFL
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 80.7%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78.5% | 684 |
| February | 86.6% | 614 |
| March | 85.8% | 699 |
| April | 80.8% | 686 |
| May | 85.0% | 708 |
| June | 79.7% | 718 |
| July | 81.0% | 775 |
| August | 85.1% | 763 |
| September | 88.0% | 666 |
| October | 86.3% | 766 |
| November | 81.6% | 752 |
| December | 84.4% | 738 |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 88.2% | 211 |
| Oct 2025 | 85.2% | 257 |
| Nov 2025 | 78.0% | 277 |
| Dec 2025 | 79.1% | 282 |
| Jan 2026 | 67.2% | 265 |
| Feb 2026 | 83.6% | 195 |
| Mar 2026 | 87.0% | 215 |
| Apr 2026 | 78.6% | 229 |
| May 2026 | 86.9% | 251 |
| Jun 2026 | 76.3% | 257 |
| Jul 2026 | 81.4% | 263 |
| Aug 2026 | 80.9% | 272 |
Busiest routes from BFL
| To | On time | Cancelled | Airlines | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix (PHX) | 81.9% | 1.7% | 3 | 1,330 |
| Denver (DEN) | 85.6% | 0.4% | 2 | 728 |
| San Francisco (SFO) | 70.9% | 0.7% | 1 | 585 |
| Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | 82.9% | 3.5% | 1 | 310 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Bakersfield, CA (BFL) by airlines that report to the DOT.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.